Common Good Justifications Score in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Common Good Justifications Score was -3.41 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Common Good Justifications Score in Afghanistan, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded -3.41 for common good justifications score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 126 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.1% on the previous year and down 301.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, common good justifications score in Afghanistan peaked at -0.773 in 2002 and was at its lowest, -3.41, in 2025.
Afghanistan ranks 175th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -3.04 | -3.04 | -3.04 | 10 |
| 1910s | -3.04 | -3.04 | -3.04 | 10 |
| 1920s | -1.62 | -1.62 | -1.62 | 10 |
| 1930s | -1.62 | -1.62 | -1.62 | 10 |
| 1940s | -1.62 | -1.62 | -1.62 | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.62 | -1.62 | -1.62 | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.26 | -1.89 | -0.977 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1 | -1.16 | -0.857 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.03 | -1.03 | -1.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.59 | -2.31 | -1.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.872 | -1.22 | -0.773 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8906 | -1.13 | -0.822 | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.49 | -3.41 | -0.895 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Spring temperature anomalies 3.05 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6919 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.1923 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.44 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.68 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 168.54 2010 = 100 (2024)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is common good justifications score in Afghanistan?
- Common good justifications score in Afghanistan was -3.41 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest common good justifications score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was -0.773 in 2002.
- What is the lowest common good justifications score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.41 in 2025.
- How does Afghanistan rank for common good justifications score?
- Afghanistan ranks 175th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is common good justifications score rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 301.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Common Good Justifications Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their views with the common good for society, either the greatest good for the greatest number of people or as helping the least advantaged people in society when considering important policy changes.